ANO’s coalition partner, the left-leaning Social Democrats, failed to gain a mandate.

Competing for the 21 mandates were a record 40 parties and movements fielded in total 841 candidates in the Czech Republic. According to the Czech Statistical Office, turnout was 28.7 percent, up from 18.2 percent five years ago.

In the EU as a whole, turnout was above 50 percent, preliminary results show.